2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 13th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Chip Hale in his 3rd season at Arizona. This marked Arizona's 45th and final season participating as members of the Pac-12 Conference before they will join the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2025. In the final game of the regular season on May 18th the Wildcats clinched the last ever Pac-12 regular season championship by defeating 2nd-place Oregon State 4-3 in walk-off fashion, giving the program their 1st regular season championship since 2021.

2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Pac-12 Tournament Champions Pac-12 Regular Season Champions
Tucson Regional, 0–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
CB	No. 13
Record	36–23 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Hale (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Trip Couch (3rd season) Kevin Vance (1st season) Toby Demello (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 25 Arizona ‍†‍‡‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			36	–	23	–	0		.610
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍y	19	–	10	–	0		.655			42	–	14	–	0		.750
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			37	–	18	–	0		.673
USC ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0		.586			31	–	28	–	0		.525
California ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			36	–	19	–	0		.655
Arizona State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			32	–	26	–	0		.552
Utah ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			33	–	22	–	0		.600
Stanford ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			22	–	32	–	0		.407
Washington ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			19	–	31	–	1		.382
Washington State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			21	–	32	–	0		.396
UCLA ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			19	–	33	–	0		.365
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023 season with a record of 33–26 (12–18 Conf.), tied for 8th place in conference play. In the Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament in Scottsdale, AZ, the Wildcats defeated Arizona State, Oregon State and #1 seed Stanford to advance to the championship game, before falling to Oregon 4–5. The team subsequently was selected to the postseason for a third consecutive season for the first time since 2010–2012. They were placed in the Fayetteville Regional where they went 0–2, losing to TCU and Santa Clara to end their season.

Preseason

During the offseason, the Wildcats participated in 5 fall exhibition games.^[2] On October 5 the team participated in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta held at Tucson's Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, defeating the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League 3–1; this marked the program's first ever victory in the Fiesta.^[3] Arizona next played a doubleheader against Pima Community College on October 14 at Hi Corbett Field, winning the first 10–5 but losing the second 2–4.^[4] The Wildcats concluded the preseason on October 21 with 14–5 and 9–1 wins over Central Arizona College in a doubleheader at Hi Corbett Field.^[5]

Personnel

Roster

2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[6]
		Pitchers • 13 - Carson Johnson - Freshman • 16 - Casey Hintz - Sophomore • 17 - Owen Kramkowski - Freshman • 22 - Jackson Kent - Sophomore • 25 - Jaeden Swanberg - Senior • 27 - Dawson Netz - Senior • 28 - Matthew Martinez - Junior • 29 - Eric Orloff - Junior • 30 - Josh Morano - Freshman • 34 - Anthony Susac - Junior • 35 - Bryce McKnight - Freshman • 37 - Tony Pluta - Sophomore • 38 - Cam Walty - Senior • 40 - Kenan Elarton - Freshman • 44 - Clark Candiotti - Senior • 45 - Alessandro Castro - Sophomore • 47 - Kyler Heyne - Junior • 48 - Bradon Zastrow - Senior • 49 - Raul Garayzar - Junior • 51 - Trevor Long - Senior	Catchers • 2 - Blake McDonald - Senior • 18 - Adonys Guzman - Sophomore • 52 - Kincaid Bergthold - Freshman Infielders • 1 - Garen Caulfield - Junior • 3 - Andrew Cain - Freshman • 7 - Richie Morales - Junior • 10 - Xavier Esquer - Freshman • 24 - Mason White - Sophomore • 33 - Nico Newhan - Freshman • 33 - Maddox Mihalakis - Sophomore	Outfielders • 4 - Brendan Summerhill - Sophomore • 8 - Brandon Rogers - Sophomore • 11 - Emilio Corona - Senior • 12 - Easton Breyfogle - Freshman • 23 - TJ Adams - Freshman Utility • 5 - Cole Dillon - Junior • 14 - Kade Huff - Freshman • 20 - Tommy Splaine - Junior • 36 - Zach Plasschaert - Freshman

Coaches

2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[7]
Chip Hale - Head Coach Trip Couch - Assistant Coach Kevin Vance - Assistant Coach Toby Demello - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[8]
Name	Position
Brendan Summerhill	Left fielder
Mason White	Shortstop
Tommy Splaine	First baseman
Emilio Corona	Right fielder
Garen Caulfield	Second baseman
Adonys Guzman	Catcher
Easton Breyfogle	Center fielder
Andrew Cain	Designated hitter
Richie Morales	Third baseman
Jackson Kent	Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2024 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[9][10]
Regular Season
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Feb 16	#23 Northeastern		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	Kent (1–0)	Scotti (0–1)	Garayzar (1)	1–0
Feb 17	#23 Northeastern		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 7–8	Gemma (1–0)	Long (0–1)	None	1–1
Feb 18	#23 Northeastern		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 9–3	Walty (1–0)	Cabral (0–1)	None	2–1
Feb 20	Utah Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 24–4	Orloff (1–0)	West (0–1)	None	3–1
Feb 23	at San Diego		Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	L 8–10	Schapira (1–0)	Garayzar (0–1)	None	3–2
Feb 24	at San Diego		Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	L 4–6	Frize (2–0)	Zastrow (0–1)	Smith (1)	3–3
Feb 25	at San Diego		Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	W 10–9	Walty (2–0)	Schrier (0–2)	Hintz (1)	4–3
Feb 28	at #5 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 1–6	Sloan (3–0)	Garayzar (0–2)	None	4–4
Mar 1	vs. #25 Dallas Baptist		Riders Field • Frisco, TX	L 3–4	Ridings (1–0)	Orloff (1–1)	Wilson (1)	4–5
Mar 2	vs. #16 Alabama		Riders Field • Frisco, TX	L 6–7	Davis II (1–0)	Swanberg (0–1)	Heiberger (1)	4–6
Mar 3	vs. #20 Indiana		Riders Field • Frisco, TX	W 12–1	Walty (3–0)	Holderfield (1–1)	None	5–6
Mar 8	at USC		Great Park • Irvine, CA	W 16–9	Kent (2–0)	Aoki (0–3)	None	6–6	1–0
Mar 9	at USC		Great Park • Irvine, CA	W 9–6	Candiotti (1–0)	Stromsborg (0–3)	None	7–6	2–0
Mar 10	at USC		Great Park • Irvine, CA	L 1–4	Hammond (1–2)	Walty (3–1)	Blum (2)	7–7	2–1
Mar 11	at Loyola Marymount		George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–9	Baker (1–0)	Susac (0–1)	None	7–8
Mar 15	Arizona State	-	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 2–3	Jacobs (1–1)	Orloff (1–2)	None	7–9	2–2
Mar 16	Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 0–4	Markl (1–0)	Candiotti (1–1)	Schiefer (1)	7–10	2–3
Mar 17	Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 14–3	Long (1–1)	Behrens (2–2)	None	8–10	3–3
Mar 19	Grand Canyon		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–4	Heyne (1–0)	Smith (0–2)	Hintz (2)	9–10
Mar 22	at Oregon		PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 1–2	Gordon (2–2)	Kent (2–1)	Mercado (4)	9–11	3–4
Mar 23	at Oregon		PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 2–3	Mullan (4–0)	Hintz (0–1)	None	9–12	3–5
Mar 24	at Oregon		PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 15–4	Walty (4–1)	Seitter (2–1)	None	10–12	4–5
Mar 26	New Mexico State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 9–12	Lewis (2–2)	Susac (0–2)	None	10–13
Mar 28	UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5–3	Hintz (1–1)	Egan (0–1)	None	11–13	5–5
Mar 29	UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 3–2	Candiotti (2–1)	Ruff (1–2)	None	12–13	6–5
Mar 30	UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 10–9	Netz (1–0)	Ruff (1–3)	None	13–13	7–5
Apr 2	New Mexico		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1	Netz (2–0)	Barnhouse (1–2)	None	14–13
Apr 5	at California		Stu Gordon Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 5–3	Hintz (2–1)	Stasiowski (2–1)	Pluta (1)	15–13	8–5
Apr 6	at California		Stu Gordon Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 5–0	Walty (5–1)	Newmann (0–4)	None	16–13	9–5
Apr 7	at California		Stu Gordon Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 7–3	Candiotti (3–1)	Boone (1–1)	None	17–13	10–5
Apr 8	at Stanford		Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	W 12–1	Zastrow (1–1)	Speshyock (0–1)	None	18–13
Apr 12	Louisiana Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1	Kent (3–1)	Smith (4–3)	None	19–13
Apr 13	Louisiana Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–5	Swanberg (1–1)	Bates (1–1)	None	20–13
Apr 14	Louisiana Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5–2	Walty (6–1)	Swistak (4–2)	Pluta (2)	21–13
Apr 16	at Grand Canyon	#21	Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ	L 4–5	Webb (2–0)	Zastrow (1–2)	Watkins (1)	21–14
Apr 19	Washington State	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 8–7	Swanberg (2–1)	Brotherton (4–3)	None	22–14	11–5
Apr 20	Washington State	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 7–1	Candiotti (4–1)	Wilford (3–5)	None	23–14	12-5
Apr 21	Washington State	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 7–6	Pluta (1–0)	Brotherton (4–4)	None	24–14	13–5
Apr 24	at New Mexico State	#16	Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM	W 12–2	McKnight (1–0)	Baltus (0–1)	None	25–14
Apr 26	at Washington	#16	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 3–2	Heyne (2–0)	Yeager (2–1)	Susac (1)	26–14	14–5
Apr 27	at Washington	#16	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 3–4	Kirchoff (3–3)	Candiotti (4–2)	Cunningham (1)	26–15	14–6
Apr 28	at Washington	#16	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 8–9	Boyle (2–2)	Orloff (1–3)	None	26–16	14–7
Apr 30	Grand Canyon	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 8–24	Webb (3–0)	Pluta (1–1)	None	26–17
May 3	Stanford	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 12–8	Heyne (3–0)	Scott (4–7)	None	27–17	15–7
May 4	Stanford	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	Candiotti (5–2)	Lim (4–5)	None	28–17	16–7
May 5	Stanford	#21	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 7–2	Walty (7–1)	Dugan (3–4)	None	29–17	17–7
May 7	at Arizona State	#17	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–3	Hintz (3–1)	Halvorson (1–4)	Susac (2)	30–17
May 10	at Utah	#17	Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	L 1–6	Kent (3–2)	Van Sickle (4–1)	None	30–18	17–8
May 11	at Utah	#17	Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	W 8–4	Candiotti (6–2)	Jones (3–4)	None	31–18	18–8
May 12	at Utah	#17	Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	W 10–4	Walty (8–1)	McAnelly (3–5)	None	32–18	19–8
May 16	#6 Oregon State	#14	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 2–9	May (6–0)	Kent (3–3)	None	32–19	19–9
May 17	#6 Oregon State	#14	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 1–16	Kmatz (6–2)	Candiotti (6–3)	None	32–20	19–10
May 18	#6 Oregon State	#14	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3	Susac (1–2)	Holmes (4–3)	None	33–20	20–10
Pac-12 Conference Tournament
May 22	(9) Washington	(1) #18	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	W 6–5	Pluta (2–1)	Engman (0–8)	Susac (3)	34–20
May 23	(6) California	(1) #18	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	L 5–7	Short (6–2)	Kent (3–4)	Becerra (4)	34–21
May 24	(8) Stanford	(1) #18	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	W 6–3	Candiotti (7–3)	Scott (4–10)	None	35–21
May 25	(4) USC	(1) #18	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	W 4–3	Susac (2–2)	Blum (2–1)	None	36–21
NCAA Tucson Regional
May 31	(4) Grand Canyon	(1) #13	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 4–9	Richardson (5–1)	Candiotti (7–4)	Lyon (1)	36–22
Jun 1	(2) Dallas Baptist	(1) #13	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 0–7	DeBerry (7–1)	Walty (8–2)	None	36–23

Tucson Regional

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Chapel Hill Super Regional

Tucson Regional Teams
(1) Arizona Wildcats	(4) Grand Canyon Antelopes	(2) Dallas Baptist Patriots	(3) West Virginia Mountaineers

2024 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jackson Kent	LHP	4	108	Washington Nationals
Clark Candiotti	RHP	4	135	San Diego Padres
Anthony Susac	RHP	8	255	Texas Rangers
Cam Walty	RHP	20	595	Cleveland Guardians